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Rocky Hollow Pumicite Occurrence

Prospect in Power county in Idaho, United States with commodity Pumice
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070311
MRDS ID W013158
MAS/MILS ID 0160770002
Record type Site
Current site name Rocky Hollow Pumicite Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.89165, 42.60771 (WGS84)
Elevation 1402
Relative position 2 MI. N. OF ROCKLAND

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Power(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rockland West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Pocatello(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Pocatello(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lake Walcott(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Power

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 009S 030E 25 NWSESE Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • Near Mouth Of Rocky Hollow

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Pumice Primary

Analytical data

Result CRUSHES EASILY
Result SAND CONTENT IS FROM 5 TO 10 PERCENT.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Rock type qualifier Volcanic Sediments
    Rock unit name Salt Lake Formation
    Rock description Salt Lake Formation-Volcanic Sediments
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.89165, 42.60771
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENS
    Thickness 30.48M
    Length 121.92M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Rockland Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Asher, R. R., 1965, Volcanic Construction Materials In Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 135, P. 85

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1976 Matthews, John Y.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 14-NOV-1983 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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